Verb
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take away a part from
diminish
"His bad manners detract from his good character"
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get rid of something abstract
"The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"
"God takes away your sins"
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buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
"We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"
- take out -
take from a person or place
"We took the abused child away from its parents"
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take out or remove
"take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
- take out -
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"
"remove a wrapper"
"Remove the dirty dishes from the table"
"take the gun from your pocket"
"This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state
transport into a new location or state
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"
"The car carried us off to the meeting"
"I'll take you away on a holiday"
"I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
- bear off - bear away - carry away - carry off